anaerobe
noun
an·aer·obe
| \ ˈa-nə-ˌrōb
; (ˌ)an-ˈer-ˌōb\
; (ˌ)an-ˈer-ˌōb\
Definition of anaerobe
: an anaerobic organism
Examples of anaerobe in a Sentence
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Eventually Stewart took over Bengtson’s work in anaerobes, organisms that survive without oxygen. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer," 17 June 2019 Moeller and his colleagues noticed that obligate anaerobes, bacteria that can only survive in an oxygen-free environment, tended to pass from mouse mothers to their offspring but not between other mice through the environment. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Mammals inherit most of their gut bacteria, new study suggests," 26 Oct. 2018 In its four hours in the colon, the pill recorded elevated levels of O2, which could mess up anaerobes. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "With ingestible pill, you can track fart development in real time on your phone," 9 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anaerobe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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